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The world spiritual father of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk visited ACS for the first time and gave his blessing to all teachers and students. During the visit to the school, Shevchuk was presented with traditional bread and salt by students dressed in traditional garb. Members of the after-school  drama clubs did a montage of the history of the school. The students grilled him on a variety of topics in English, Spanish and Ukrainian.

Kindergarten students create their first art project, Popsicle Stick Scarecrow Craft. There is no substitute for activities that require kids to use their hands as well as their minds. Great job kindergartens!!!!!

With Halloween on the way, the children in pre-k have been learning a lot about pumpkins. They enjoyed learning how a pumpkin grows and about the parts of a pumpkin. To wrap up the unit the children had fun exploring the inside of a real pumpkin. They used the pumpkin seeds for art and they tasted the seeds after they were cooked.

On Wednesday, October 21st our middle school students had an enriching field trip, "A Waking Tour" of historic Perth Amboy.  Students visited the Proprietary House, Kearny Cottage, the Tottenville Ferry slip and City Hall.  Mayor Diaz also welcomed our ACS students into the Board Chambers and her personal office. It was a fantastic day filled with knowledge of our town’s rich history and a lot of fun!

On Sunday, October 18th, Assumption Catholic School was a part of the 2015 diocesan celebration of World Mission Sunday.  Read all about this great event in which our school was blessed to be a part of:

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/2015/10/18/world-mission-sunday-inspires/73991674/

Would you know what to do if there was a fire in your home? Thanks to an ACS parent and the Perth Amboy Fire Department students from Pre K to grade 8 learned exactly what to do.

Mr. Perez, dad of Nathaniel in grade 5 and a Perth Amboy firefighter, went over basic fire safety with all of the children. He introduced his fellow firefighters and explained the importance of knowing what to do in case of a fire. The firefighters also demonstrated what they would look like in their gear if they were to rescue someone trapped in a fire. The students were given the opportunity to ask questions and then were given hats, pens, pencils, and Halloween trick or treat bags.

Assumption Catholic School will hold their annual Christmas Bazaar and Gift Auction on Sunday, November 8, 2015 in the school auditorium, 380 Meredith St., Perth Amboy, NJ, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The Gift Auction is sponsored by our school’s FSA and will feature great prizes: iPad, Large HDTV, Disney Hopper Passes, GIANTS tickets w/parking pass, boy’s and girl’s Bikes, American Girl Dolls, Coach Bag, and much more. Homemade traditionalethnic foods, 50/50, Wheels of Chance, games, vendors and crafts. The admission is FREE. Come spend an enjoyable afternoon! For more information contact the school, 732-826-8721, or look up the website at: www.assumptioncatholicschool.net

The sixth grade class has completed the first unit in Religion and worked hard to complete their first marking period presentations. The project focused on the importance of prayer in everyday life and included research on the Rosary and all the Mysteries.  The students shared their presentations with their classmates and shared their own prayer journey.
 
Keep up the good work class of 2018!

Assumption Catholic School’s FSA  is always looking for new fundraising ideas that can raise more money each year for our school. On Thursday, October 8, 2015  Mr. Sean R. Daly, President of FSA, Mrs. Sharon Leone, Fr. Ivan Turyk and our school Principal Mr. Michael Szpyhulsky   attended St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic School  Beefsteak / Tricky Tray in Passaic, NJ. It was a very well organized event with so  many fabulous prizes, too numerous to name. Many thanks  to St. Nicholas School parents and administration for being so welcoming to us. Fr. Ivan once again won the HDTV, which he plans to donated to the FSA sponsored Christmas Bazaar on Sunday, November 8th.

As part of second grade writing, the students used their creative writing skills to complete the following writing prompts “If I was a scarecrow” and “I like fall because”. The students have quite the imagination! Following the writing activity, they created their very own scarecrow to display their writing. Happy Fall!